Chapter 1. Beginning your presentation
- Beginning your presentation intro
- What not to do
- Using a grabber
- Why you need an overview
- The credibility issue
- What's in it for them (WIIFT)?
- Beginning your presentation quiz
Chapter 2. Ending your presentation
- Ending your presentation intro
- What not to do
- Key components of a good ending
- Ending your presentation quiz
Chapter 3. Preparation and planning
- Preparation and planning intro
- Assessing your audience
- Using the analog approach
- Determining your core message
- Harnessing your passion
- Avoiding a data dump
- Preparation and planning quiz
Chapter 4. Designing effective slides
- Designing effective slides intro
- Visual aid or stand-alone?
- Why simplicity is best
- Displaying data
- Slides versus handouts
- Designing effective slides quiz
Chapter 5. Bringing your content alive
- Bringing your content alive intro
- Stories and case studies
- Quotes and statistics
- Humor and examples
- Bringing your content alive quiz
Chapter 6. Practice, practice, practice
- Practice, practice, practice intro
- The value of practice
- How to practice
- Getting feedback
- Knowing when you are ready
- Practice, practice, practice quiz
Chapter 7. Managing fear and anxiety
- Managing fear and anxiety intro
- The benefits of fear and anxiety
- Reducing pre-presentation stress
- Keeping calm and focused
- Managing fear and anxiety quiz
Chapter 8. Presenting with finesse
- Presenting with finesse intro
- Connecting with your audience
- Avoiding slide reading
- Determining your take-away
- Planning slide transitions
- Using the B key
- Jumping from slide to slide
- Considering Murphy's law
- Presenting with finesse quiz
Chapter 9. Handling questions
- Handling questions intro
- The ABCs of handling questions
- How to get questions
- Handling questions quiz